The sun., 1887-05-12

the mining interests OF Minnesota. In his
reply the secretary says:
1t is only quite recently that attention
has been paid to the spbject OF mining in
Minnesota but the field promises to
be very rich and important. The
records in this office show that
new companies are being incorporated al.
most every day for the Vermillion range.
Only few, however. have as yet done
much developing. Still. the shipments OF
ore will be this year nearly IL half million
tons. l visited the iron region last month
in company with the governor and other
officers, and was perfectly amazed at the
greatness and Importance OF this part OF
our resources. i think it will soon equal
in Importance our great wheat felds on
| the prairies.
At Hastings, the saloon OF Owen McKen-
| ma, Michael Hoffman, ohm Gorans and j.
| P. Gegen have been closed the proprietors
deciding not to pay tbegovernmentl license.
The Otter Tail Touring mill, at Fergus
| Falls, capacity 200 barrels has just be-
gun grinding wheat. This mill was built
and is owned and operated by Fergus
Falls citizens. Tie cost was $50, 600.
| The congregation OF st. Johns (Episco
pail church Mankato has decided to erect
the coming season, q rectory on the grounds
|
will cost about 81. 500.
Frank Schultz a single man thirty-five
years OF age living in the Town OF Farm
ing, Stearns Co.. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with a shot.
gun. He was q farm hand, and no cause
! Is known for the act.
Garret Dewinkel was taken to Saltwater
from Lyon county on nine-years SEN
tence for killing Jerome Swift.
At Mortified the dwelling house OF Mrs.
Thorson, near the Bingham house, was near
ly destroyed by fire.
S. J. Truax OF Hastings, returned from
Rock Island, having secured S25, 900
contract Of government work on the river
at Gutenberg, Glen Haven and Cassrille
near Dubuque.
A second time within four years is
Brainerd's leading hotel wiped out, the
Willard being burned last Wednesday
morning May 4th between and 5 o'clock.
1t was SO early, and the fire which
appeared in the kitchen portion
spread SO apidly that life was saved only
with the utmost care and energy. The
last proprietor w. w. Hartley, was Just
closing lease, and about to renew it.
There was only $4,000 on the furniture
and fixtures, but S25, 600 on the building.
Hon. Frank B. kellogg, the attorney for
Planview in the famous railroad bond
suit just won in the supreme court, was
given a reception and a banquet in that
| town.
A new daily paper is to be started at
| Brainerd, to be called the Daily News.
Dewey OF that place. Mr.. Dewey will be
remembered by many as the engrossing
clerk in the senate during the recent
session OF the late legislature.
The railroad commissioners decided tha
| they will not interfere with the milling in
transit rates unless complaint is made
supported by hearing.
Mr. J. j. Hill has voluntarily informed
the directors of the Young Mems Christian
association OF ST. Paul that he will contrib
ute $4,000 toward their building fund,
So 900 payable on purchase OF lot. and
$5, 900 when ready to build. This, with
D. Merrill. $4,000; Z. c. Jefferson, S5. 900,
together with those of Messrs. Cochran
Bushnell Noyes, Suydam and others,
| makes a total voluntary subscription OF
over S35. 900. 1t is the intention OF the
directors to raise ut least 500, 900.
Rev. Z. l.. Thomas was consecrated at
st. Paul on the 4th as Assistant Bishop OF
Kansas. There was u large attendance
of Episcopal clergy. including Bishop H. b.
Whipple. NJ. N. Gilbert OF Minnesota Bsh-
| Cd Truttle of Missouri Bishop d. b.
Knickerboker of Indiana; Bishop J. II.
Brown OF Fond du Lac; Bishop T. II. Vale
OF Kansas. The conservation sermon was
preached by Bishop Whipple, who took for
his text the sixteeth verse OF the fifteenth
chapter OF ohm beginning: "Ye have not
chosen me, but have chosen you and Or
dained you that you should 20 and bring
forth fruit" The aged prelate delivered a
powerful address.
John Brutz OF Cold Spring Stearns
| Co, who was thrown out of his wagon and
had his skull fractured has died.
At Sank Centre, Calvin +. Howe, well
known throughout Central Minnesota as a
heavy operator in real estate. died OF
paralysis. aged sixty-three. He had been
in active business for twenty years in real
i estate.
| The Franklin State Bank of Minneapolis
has been incorporated. Capital stock,
$50, 1000.
Sunday, the LIST inst, the Pioneer Press of
st. Paul contained 40 pages-or $50 col.
umns of matter-193 columns OF which
was business advertising, mostly OF real-
estate-showing that the boon" OF that
commodity has taken monstrous propor-
tions.
Chicago Journal: Dir. G. N: Hewitt OF
Red Wing, secretary Of the Minnesota
board OF health, has taken q correct atti.
tude toward the members Of the pleuro-
pneumonia ring. They tried to get foot
hold in that state, and undertook to es-
tablish there such panic rs that by which
they have made so MANY dupes and caused
80 much injury to the cattle industry in
Illinois. DR.. Hewitt informed the veteri.
nary sharps that there is not case Of
pleuro. pneumonia in the state" and that
report ts which were circulated Tor the pur-
pose oil creating q scare were absolutely
nnfounded.
At st. Paul. T. F. Oakes. OF tie N. p.
railroad. sold his place on Summit avenue
| for $125,OOO. He paid $6O,OOO for it
less than two years ago.
At Duluth the damage by last Sunday
nights storm bids fair to foot up to from
$50, 900 to SO, 900, and may reach $780,
900. Superior, Second, Fourth and Bench
streets, and a half dozen avenues are all
torn up, and if will take q great outlay to
put them in repair. There were probably
nearly one hundred atores and houses
more or less Hooded.
Little Falls Special Hercules Heude, a
brotter Of Leon Heude OF this city, arrived
here from Turtle Mountain, went to tho
Little Falls house, and in ten minutes died
OF heart disease. He was fifty years old
remains will be gent;
The family law suit in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Moulton OF Denver figure as
plaintiffs and Isaac Moulton of La Crosse
as dele ndant, having been tried one day in
court, was satisfacto orily and amicably set,
tied.
A severe hail and wind storm paassd
over Lewiston, at 3 o'clock On the first OF
May, unroofng buildings and breaking
many windows. The largo stock barn ol
+. Bleike was moved from it's foundation
and badly wrecked.
The five. yenr-old son OF Mrs. Reed was
drowned in the Red river at Fergus Falls.
AT Shakopce John Sherer dropped dead
in the street while on his way to the depot,
Cause, heart disease. He was seventy
years old and the father of La,aes aherer,
proprietor oIthe ShAkopee house, st. Paul.
Il Aprit 1877, althauvh much colder than
in lSad, was nearly ono degree warmer
than the average April for 22 yenrs, &c.
cording to the observations. Nj.
At Wabasha on the night al the 1st the
extensive addition TO tho new Hurd house,
in courao of construction was blown down